The decanter problem.
Dear Internet,
I have a question for the assembled.
Over the course of my adult life, I have amassed--if "amassed" is the word I want--a whole bunch* of decanters. Some are tall and slender, others are short and squat, I have ornate-ish Irish cut-crystal ones and sleek Italian deco ones. Poppy has a slew of cocktail shakers, and I have decanters; such is life in a pluralist society.
Anyway.
I thought I ought consolidate these with the contents of many of my half-filled bottles of spirituous liquors. So far, so good.
The thing of it is that most of these spirituous liquors are of that vaguely amber-ish, honey-ish color. It would be too much to ask of me to remember which decanter holds the sherry brandy and which holds the Calvados and which holds the aged rum, especially when I am hosting some sort of gathering and playing bartender. I can only imagine the grimace on Poppy's face if I mistakenly offered her a Perfect Manhattan (straight up) made with one of those impronounceable single-malt Scotches or an Almendrado tequila.
Therefore, I turn to you. I need some sort of attractive type of label/tag thingy for each decanter. Not the ones that say "Scotch" or "Brandy" because I'd be decanting about 3-4 of each and that'd only leave me back at Square Two. I want something casual-but-elegant.
Have at it.
-J., grateful-in-advance.
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I have a question for the assembled.
Over the course of my adult life, I have amassed--if "amassed" is the word I want--a whole bunch* of decanters. Some are tall and slender, others are short and squat, I have ornate-ish Irish cut-crystal ones and sleek Italian deco ones. Poppy has a slew of cocktail shakers, and I have decanters; such is life in a pluralist society.
Anyway.
I thought I ought consolidate these with the contents of many of my half-filled bottles of spirituous liquors. So far, so good.
The thing of it is that most of these spirituous liquors are of that vaguely amber-ish, honey-ish color. It would be too much to ask of me to remember which decanter holds the sherry brandy and which holds the Calvados and which holds the aged rum, especially when I am hosting some sort of gathering and playing bartender. I can only imagine the grimace on Poppy's face if I mistakenly offered her a Perfect Manhattan (straight up) made with one of those impronounceable single-malt Scotches or an Almendrado tequila.
Therefore, I turn to you. I need some sort of attractive type of label/tag thingy for each decanter. Not the ones that say "Scotch" or "Brandy" because I'd be decanting about 3-4 of each and that'd only leave me back at Square Two. I want something casual-but-elegant.
Have at it.
-J., grateful-in-advance.
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Comments
my top-of-the head alternatives:
1. labels on the bottom of the decanters (hidden).
2. printed photo of the decanters with cheat sheet notes of what is in what hidden in a drawer in the display object that the bartender can consult.
labels pasted on or hanging from decanters or labels like little placecards standing up on the display unit just scream "county fair judging" to me.
but that's just me.
jujube
I promise I won't switch them around.
or, china marker.
If 'twere me, however, I would keep the decanters above-bar looking pretty but non-functional, and pour from the actual bottles below-bar.